Software-List

macOS Software

Automatically generated from README.md

Applications

Audio

• CAVA → Cross-platform Audio Visualizer.
• Cider → Cross-platform Apple Music experience.
• Sleeve 2 → Music desktop widget.
• Voicemod → Real time AI voice changer & soundboard.
• Audacity → Recording and editing sounds.

Backup

• FreeFileSync → Folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.
• Rclone → A command-line program to manage files on cloud storage.
• Rclone browser → A simple cross platform GUI for Rclone.

Communication

• Discord → A instant messaging and VoIP social platform.
• Fluxer → Instant messaging app and VoIP social media platform.
• TeamSpeak 3 → A VoIP social platform.
• Vesktop → Customizable and privacy friendly Discord desktop client.

Compression

• 7-Zip → Utility for manipulating archives. Formats 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR are supported fully, other formats can be unpacked.
• WinRAR → A powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files.

Data Recovery

• TestDisk → A utility that helps recover lost partitions or repair corrupted filesystems making non-booting disks bootable again..

Developer Tools

• FileZilla → FTP, FTPS and SFTP client.
• Github Desktop → A GUI for using GitHub.
• MySQL Workbench → SQL IDE for mySQL.
• XAMMP → Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl for creating a development environment.

Email

• Proton Mail Client → End-to-end encrypted email for Proton Mail users.

Fonts

• Hemi Head → Blocky, aggressive lettering of classic American muscle cars.
• Iosevka → Versatile typeface for code.
• Raleway → Elegant sans-serif typeface.

Games

• Battle.net → A digital distribution service and storefront for Blizzard Entertainment.
• Epic Games → A digital distribution service and storefront for video games.
• Origin → A digital distribution service and storefront for EA.
• Prism Launcher → Minecraft launcher with the ability to manage multiple instances, accounts and mods.
• RetroArch → A frontend for emulators, game engines and media players. ¹
• Ryujinx → Open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch 1.
• Steam → A digital distribution service and storefront for video games.
• Uplay → A digital distribution service and storefront for Ubisoft.
• Virtual Desktop Streamer → Use your VR headset tp connect wirelessly to your computer(s) to watch movies, browse the web, play 2D games or stream PCVR games.

Graphics

• Adobe Photoshop → A photo editing and raster graphic design software which allows users to create, edit, and manipulate various graphics as well as digital art.
• GIMP → A Photoshop-like program that’s free.
• krita → Raster graphics editor.

Productivity

• Adobe Acrobat Reader → PDF reader and editor.
• Dropover → Drag and drop utility.
• KeyCastr → Keystroke visualiser.
• LibreOffice → Office productivity software suite.
• Logitech G HUB → Customize and optimize your Logitech G gaming gear, such as mice, keyboards, headsets, and webcams. ²
• Maccy → Clipboard manager.
• Magnet → Windows manager like Aero Snap.
• Notion → Productivity and note-taking web application.
• OpenDeck → Desktop application for using Elgato Stream Deck.
• QuickShade → Quickly change brightness on your Mac and non-apple displays.
• Stream Deck → Client software to work with the Elgato Stream Deck devices. ³

Security

• Malwarebytes → Advanced anti-malware software.
• NordVPN → Lithuanian VPN service.

Terminal

• Ghostty → Terminal emulator.
• Termius → Secure and easy-to-use SSH client

Text Editors

• Atom → A hackable text editor for the 21st Century. ⁴
• Sublime Text 4 → Powerful text editor for code, markup and prose.
• Visual Studio Code → Build and debug modern web and cloud applications.

Utilities

• AlDente → Get better control on MacBook’s charging behavior.
• Amphetamine → Keep-awake app.
• AnyDesk → Remote Desktop.
• balenaEtcher → Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily.
• btop → Resources monitor.
• CleanMyMac X → Optimisation tools for Mac.
• Hidden bar → Utility that helps hide menu bar icons.
• LocalSend → Cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
• OnyX → Multifunction utility.
• OpenRGB → RGB Sync with multiple brand support.
• qBittorrent → BitTorrent client.
• QDirStat → Graphical disk usage analyzer.
• RustDesk → Remote Desktop.
• Shottr → Screenshot tool.
• System Color Picker → Color picker tool.
• The Unarchiver → Unarchive tool.
• TopNotch → Hides MacBook top notch.

Video

• Cap → A three in one recorder, editor, screenshot tool.
• FFmpeg → Suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams.
• Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) → Video recording and live streaming software.
• VLC → Multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Web Browser

• Brave → Fast, secure, and privacy-focused Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers, and offers a built-in VPN, AI assistant, and search engine.
• Orion → WebKit engine powered browser focused on speed, privacy, and customisation.
• Ungoogled Chromium → Chromium browser with a lightweight approach to removing Google web service dependency.
• Zen Browser → Open-source fork of Mozilla Firefox, with its main focus being privacy and customizability.

1. You can see my RetroArch setup here. ↩

2. Logitech G HUB only works with Logitech gaming products, you will need Logi Options+ for there non-gaming lineup. ↩

3. Either Stream Deck IOS or Android mobile app or Stream Deck device is needed. ↩

4. Atom is End of Life as of 2022 and has been archived. Older versions are still available to use. ↩